I have been playing Tabla since I was very young. Then I became a,,,,,disciple of the late Ustad Saleem Ijaz. I learned vocals (singing ghazals) . I started learning Tabla again from Ustad Jari Khan, Ustad Tari khan's younger brother, also taking lessons from Ustad Tari khan sab. Then moved to Islamabad where I started learning classical music from Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, and became a disciple of one of Ustad's students called